A new super PAC called Leading The Future has launched with over $100 million to create an AI-friendly regulatory environment. The group is targeting state-level AI safety laws and pushing for uniform federal standards instead. Their first political target is New York assembly member Alex Bores, who
Onstage, known for its demo days connecting startups with VCs, has launched its first venture fund. The €11.3 million vehicle will target 80 early-stage investments over three years, complementing similar European funding initiatives.
Coinbase plans to acquire Solana trading platform Vector.fun and hire its 13 employees. This marks the crypto exchange’s ninth acquisition in 2025, including major deals like the $2.9 billion Deribit purchase. The crypto M&A market is booming with record transaction volumes.
Kalshi has raised a massive $1 billion funding round at an $11 billion valuation, doubling its worth in under two months. The prediction market platform is locked in legal battles with state regulators while competing fiercely with rival Polymarket for dominance.
Major hedge funds known as Tiger Cubs are aggressively returning to private market investing after a painful 2022 retreat. They’re writing significantly larger checks and targeting AI-focused companies at much higher valuations than before. The shift comes as fund managers declare public markets “di
Awardco CEO Steve Sonnenberg built his employee rewards platform into a billion-dollar business after his previous company collapsed. His secret? Just start, then pivot constantly.
Gloo’s Nasdaq debut marks a rare religious sector IPO, valuing the company at nearly $586 million. The Christian tech platform provides AI tools to over 140,000 faith leaders and raised $72.8 million despite pricing below its initial range.
The startup is tackling the bottleneck in drug discovery: actually making the molecules. Their AI-driven approach could make compound synthesis twice as fast, expanding what’s possible in pharmaceutical development.
Walmart is in talks to acquire Israeli-founded startup R&A Data, which helps detect scams and counterfeits on online marketplaces. The move comes as Walmart’s third-party marketplace becomes crucial to its growth strategy, with U.S. e-commerce surging 25% last quarter. This acquisition follows CNBC’
Lambda secured $1.5 billion from TWG Global after announcing a massive Microsoft deal involving tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs. The funding far exceeds what industry watchers expected and shows the insane demand for AI infrastructure. This puts Lambda squarely against CoreWeave in the battle to po
